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Poulter, Arthur b. December 16, 1893 d. August 29, 1956World War I Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in East Witton, England, he served as a Private in a medical unit of the 1/4th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's Regiment, British Army. In actions at Erquinghem, Lys, France, on April 9, 1918, Private Poulter was an acting as a stretcher-bearer. He carried badly wounded men on his back to a safer locality, through particularly heavy artillery. After a withdrawal over the river had been ordered, Private Poulter, then returned in full view of the enemy...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)New Wortley Cemetery, Leeds, Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England